Definition of straining Straining
/stɹejˈnɪŋ/ - [streyning] -
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What does straining mean?
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| straining - taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt | ||
| arduous, strenuous | ||
| effortful requiring great physical effort | ||
Noun |
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| straining - an intense or violent exertion | ||
| strain | ||
| elbow grease, exertion, travail, effort, sweat use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" | ||
| straining - the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean | ||
| distortion, overrefinement, torture, twisting | ||
| misrepresentation, falsification a misleading falsehood | ||
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- straining (Noun)
The act by which one strains. - straining (Verb)
Present participle of strain.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- straining (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Strain - straining
a. & n. from Strain.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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straining
An intense or violent exertion.
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🔤- straining, verb, gerund of strain (infinitive).
- straining, noun, singular of strainings.
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